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Exploring the Acceptability of Behavioral Interventions for Veterans with Persistent “Medically Unexplained” Physical Symptoms by Darren M. Winograd; Justeen K. Hyde; Katharine Bloeser; Susan L. Santos; Nicole Anastasides; Beth Ann Petrakis; Wilfred R. Pigeon; David R. Litke; Drew A. Helmer; Lisa M. McAndrew is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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Objective This study evaluated the factors that led to enrollment in, and satisfaction with, behavioral interventions for Veterans living with Gulf War Illness (GWI). Methods One-on-one interviews were conducted pre- and post-intervention with participants randomized to receive either telephone delivered problem-solving treatment (n = 51) or health education (N = 49). A total of 99 Veterans were interviewed pre-intervention and 60 post-intervention. Qualitative data were thematically coded and similarities in themes across the two interventions were examined. Results Before the study began, participants reported desiring to learn new information about their GWI, learn symptom-management strategies, and support improvements to care for other patients with GWI. After the intervention, Veterans felt positively about both interventions because they built strong therapeutic relationships with providers, their experiences were validated by providers, and they were provided GWI information and symptom-management strategies. Results also suggested that interventions do not have to be designed to meet all of the needs held by patients to be acceptable. A minority of participants described t
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- Author
- Darren M. Winograd; Justeen K. Hyde; Katharine Bloeser; Susan L. Santos; Nicole Anastasides; Beth Ann Petrakis; Wilfred R. Pigeon; David R. Litke; Drew A. Helmer; Lisa M. McAndrew
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)